Accounting at Florida Atlantic University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

FAU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

FAU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Accounting Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	65
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

FAU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	502

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.